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It’s easy for people who have been in marketing a long time, especially digital marketing, to make claims that mobile marketing is a waste of time. MobileStorm CEO Jared Reitzen put up a passionate post earlier this week confronting the prejudice against mobile marketing among e-mail marketers. One of the biggest problems with email marketing is the turnover rate of email addresses. Within one year 33% of email addresses in your campaign list are no longer valid. Cell phone numbers have a far lower turnover rate, and most people keep their cell phone number for life.

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E-Mail Marketers Don’t Get Mobile Marketing

Nokia has formally announced that it shall conclude it’s weighed down N-Gage gaming service, amalgamating it in its Ovi Store. The step isn’t really a bombshell, and while Nokia has declared that no more games will be available, it’s also said that Nokia will continue to sell presently available playoffs in the Ovi Store till the last date of September next year. The N-Gage website, which commands the dome and community boards, shall also continue until that moment.

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Nokia declares the conclusion of its platform for N-Gage gaming

Renaissance Italy, 1486. Ezio, the son of Florentine nobles, seeks vengeance for his family name that has been tainted by the powerful and corrupted families of Italy. Assassin’s Creed II is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of Renaissance Italy. This sequel retains the core gameplay experience that made the first opus a resounding success and features new experiences that will surprise and challenge players

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Assassnin’s Creed II Game for Omnia

This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint. Unlocked Quad Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 with GPRS, EDGE and MMS capabilities 2.0 MP Digital Camera, High-resolution internal display with 320 x 240 265k colors TFT and 2.00 inches, High-resolution external display with 320 x 240 265k colors TFT and 2.00 inches Super-slim, iconic RAZR design with clamshell form factor, stainless steel frame, metal and glass housing, internal antenna, 45 MB (built-in flash shared memory), GPRS class 12, WAP Browser Talk time up to 4 hours – Standby up to 12 days The sleeker, smarter, stronger RAZR2 V9x is an exciting evolution of the RAZR¿ brand. With mesmerizing appearance and a new, richer multimedia experience, RAZR2 V9x is the ultimate stylish feature phone

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Motorola RAZR2 V9x Unlocked Quad-Band Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, Bluetooth, MP3 Player–International Version with Warranty

Nokia released information about latest update for Nokia 5800 software version 31.0.101. This software release comes with an advanced e-mail application, an improved navigation experience, and several performance improvements . With Nokia Messaging, you can quickly set up and use your e-mail accounts using an application that is optimised for mobile e-mail. An enhanced version of Ovi Maps 3.0 is also included. To get this software through your device, key *#0000# into your phone´s home screen

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic get update to v31.0.101

It’s no secret that younger consumers respond to mobile marketing much more than older consumers, but I came across an interesting case study that dove into the realm of socioeconomic and race-based demographics in regards to how they respond to mobile marketing. Continental Airlines recently ran a marketing campaign aimed at the Hispanic-American demographic in which  consumers could enter by texting a keyword to a short code or by clicking on a WAP link within an SMS alert from Univision and other various publishers.  The contest let consumers enter to win a trip for two anywhere in the world — up to $2,500 worth of plane tickets — by submitting a video. The airline ran ads on TV, on-line banners, search engine ads, out-of-home, radio and mobile — both SMS and WAP.  After it was all said and done, the company found that their interactive ads (mobile and on-line) were more effective than their off-line ads by a long shot (not surprising) but, most interestingly, the mobile ads were five-to-ten times more effective than on-line advertising.

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Case Study: Hispanics More Apt To Respond To Mobile

The Chicago Counicil on Global Affairs hosted this event NAVIGATING GLOBAL BUSINESS IN THE NEW ECONOMY featuring David Nelms, CEO of Discover, Carlos Cabrera, former CEO of UOP, & moderated by Paul Laudicina, Chairman of the Board of A.T. Kearney.  They had some interesting insights on how the world is fairing in the global financial

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strategic overview of the global financial crisis today

For those of you who still didn’t know, the recent 8.5.1 release of Lotus Domino came with an additional piece of software called Traveler. This allows Apple’s iPhone to finally sync with Lotus Notes. My October article for Intranet Journal discusses how Lotus Traveler Comes to the iPhone Ever since Apple’s iPhone was introduced, fans of Lotus Notes lamented the fact that there was no push email solution that supported the IBM Lotus product. You could use IMAP to get your mail, but there was no real-time two-way solution like you could get on a Blackberry

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Lotus Traveler Comes to the iPhone

As well as a Nokia N900 advert, this could also be a Nokia N97/N97 mini advert based on how the Motorola Droid is supposed to be “better” than the iPhone. Real Keyboard Running Simultaneous apps (N900 multitasks like no other) Customizable 5MP camera Flash for night photos Removable battery Runs widgets on homescreen Allows open development Heck, this could have been about a lot of phones. (I’m aware of the differences between the Moto Droid and N900 – but based on the iDon’t video, Verizon’s ad could be talking about either) The original As much as comparisons will be made highlighting the improved hardware advantages of phone X over the iPhone, none of it will ever actually matter until someone makes a phone that’s much more usable/user friendly than the iPhone itself.

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Video: Droid Advert – or Nokia N900 advert?

Sony Ericsson announces its first Android-based smartphone which has codename Rachael and is XPERIA™ device. The Rachael is going to be called Sony Ericsson Xperia X3, or Xperia X10 as one of the Xperia series. Though the news is not exactly stated on the company website, it became clear according to the new media campaign that Sony Ericsson Rachael annoucement will be on 3rd of November. Rachael will be available in two colours: Sensuous Black and Luster White.

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Sony Ericsson Announces Rachael on 3rd of November

Acer may not be the first manufacturer that springs to mind when you think about leading manufacturers of mobile phones, but that hasn’t stopped them coming to market with a handset that currently boasts the best spec on any officially confirmed device running on the Android operating system. For fear of repeating ourselves, it is worth stating once again, that the Android OS is going to be big news, as 2009 comes to a close and we look forward to 2010. The coming 12 – 18 months are going to be important times for the mobile industry, as traditionally popular manufacturers and established systems are being challenged by a smart, upstart system that brings a new level of power and flexibility to the way we use our mobile phones for communication. We really have reached the point in the evolution of the mobile phone that to continue to call it such really does little service to recognise just how powerful these communication products are. These days telephony is but one basic element on offer, as we are starting to see a range of handsets that offer superb integration with a wide range of web based services, whilst continuing to push the boundaries on entertainment and media.

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Acer Liquid A1 Review

With the French flair and panache followers of Loic Le Meur are well used to, a preview of what is to come at Le Web Paris 09 has been released. Teaming up with co-organiser and wife Geraldine, Loic describes the exciting programme for this year’s event.Click here to watch the video. Some of the great themes that will be covered this year include: -Mobility: get it now, immediately -The Free culture -Building the new business models -Buying is one click away -The Real-Time web through the eyes of “Generation Young” If you are grappling with these fundamental issues already, don’t miss out on the debate in Paris

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Le Web Paris 09-a taste of le web to come

For too long now, BlackBerry have been missing an all doing, all performing, top end smartphone in their line up, something that could take on the upstart devices from the likes of Nokia and others, and compete not just in terms of functionality, but in terms of specification, too. In today’s market, it is almost unforgiveable that a newly released mobile device could lack 3G connectivity, it should be a nailed on expectation in all but the most basic of phones, yet with the two more recent handsets from BlackBerry, the 8900 and 8520 Curve , 3G was missing. But now BlackBerry are ready to run, with a device that is set to be a flagship standard for all subsequent releases, the BlackBerry Bold 2 9700 . The original Bold was one of the few BlackBerry devices to run on 3G, and the new model has not only that, but also HSDPA Mobile Broadband, which should really enhance the web browsing experience. But, not only that, the new Bold 2 also delivers with WiFi, too! It is almost too much to take in, finally a BlackBerry device offering all the major connection options together, in one package! OK, so enough with the sarcasm, but it is still a valid point.

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Blackberry Bold 2 9700 Review

Walkman 2.0 Media Player with one-touch music shuffle and dedicated music control keys on the front; integrated FM radio Quad-band connectivity for global roaming and EDGE data network compatibility for AT&T Mobile Music streaming and downloads 2-megapixel camera with video capture; Memory Stick Micro expansion; Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with stereo music streaming Up to 9 hours of talk time, up to 370 hours (15.4 days) of standby time; up to 20 hours of music playback in Music Mode Includes: Battery, Charger, Headset, USB Cable, Quickstart Guide and User’s Manual The slim form factor of the W580 hides the Walkman 2.0 music player to make it simple to organize and play your favorite music. Easily create custom playlists. The Disc2Phone music management software and included USB cable make it easy to transfer music from a PC on to the phone. Additionally you can listen to favorite radio programming as the W580 offers an RDS-FM radio. The TrackID feature powered by Gracenote makes it easy to identify music tracks you don’t recognize

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Sony Ericsson W580i Unlocked Quadband Phone

Nokia’s first 3G enabled Netbook, Nokia Booklet 3G has started hitting shelves of retailers around the world. The uselessly highly priced gadget was launched by Nokia at the Nokia World Event 2009 . Apart from being a fully functional Netbook (Nokia likes to call it as Booklet but I like the word Netbook), it also has the functionality of voice communication using a SIM card, like an enormous cell phone. The Nokia Netbook has started hitting shelves of European retailers and service providers shop[s like that of O2 in Germany

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Nokia Booklet 3G Starts getting Available World Wide

Google announced the release of its Android 2.0 software development kit, touting a series of enhancements for users and developers. Major additions to Android 2.0 include Quick Contact, which provides instant access to a contact’s information and communication modes eg, users can tap a photo and select whether to call, text or email the individual in question. Other applications like Email, Messaging and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget upon touching a contact photo or status icon

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Google releases Android 2.0

Bob and Matt walk you through the finer points of organizing a flesh sandwich

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Successorize – Threesome

I saw this presentation by Dr. Edward Gordon organized by the Independent Writers of Chicago (IWOC): Taming the Talent Revolution: Thriving in the Brave World of Work.  He posited that despite rising unemployment in much of the world, the most pressing problem is an impending labor shortage.  The bottom line is the future is in

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is world unemployment or a worker shortage the issue?

3UK are doing maintenance work on their London network infrastructure to give users a better experience with their network. This should result in a better service overall for mobile handset and broadband users across London. In order to give notice to those that will be affected, they have put up a map showing in which areas users will experience downtime in. If you’re in an affected area your service may be interrupted for a short period, usually no more than 6-8 hours. If you’re a Mobile Broadband customer you won’t be able to connect to the internet during this time.

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3UK Network Improvements – Don’t Get Caught Out!

When Eric Schmidt from Google talks about future market trends (with convenient bite-sized quotes) people sit up and listen. When he recently announced that there would be ‘an explosion of Android adoption’, a lot of people got very excited and his may indeed soon become a self-fulfilling prophesy. One of the catalysts for this explosion could very well come from the sleek and feature-packed Droid, just out this week in the US.

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Motorola Droid-first mover on Android 2.0 operating system

As a follow up to this post : Nokia Wedding: Stay online as this wedding happens! We have these two videos: As well as being a promo video for the #onlineasithappens campaign for the N97 mini and N900, there’s a little bit more with the whole wedding theme. Check out youtube.com/nokia – the whole theme has changed If you check our the video description of the second video [Hi Boys Remember Me], you’ll notice: http://myworld.ebay.com/janj1358 What’s so special about it? I’m selling an around the world trip and 4 Nokia Nseries phones (e.g.

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Hurry! eBay bargains: N900/N97 mini and round the world trip for 1$ buy it now in next 24 hours – official Nokia promo.